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Rock Creek: First 5 miles more green than yellow. A couple of nice yellow slopes. Starting at Iris Meadow Campground a beautiful bright yellow mountain slope with a hint of orange. Past Big Meadow campground more and more color. The road all the way to Mosquito Flat has yellow and orange. Mountain slopes also show yellow/orange/green color display. Unfortunately there is a big area (by the Sno Park) that is bare. A Ranger told me Friday night wind gusts clocked around 50 to 60 miles/hr, which does a job on the leaves. A hiker told me that the first mile to Little Lakes Valley is full of Fall Colors.